1990 · horror · slasher
Child's Play 2
Directed by John Lafia1h 24m1990
Chucky is reconstructed by a toy factory to dispel the negative publicity surrounding the doll, and tracks young Andy Barclay to a foster home where the chase begins again.
Our read: Child's Play 2 (1990) reads as a heavy, kinetic, inventive horror · slasher entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, kinetic, extreme horror / slasher, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- heavy
- brisk
- extreme
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How Child's Play 2 feels to watch.
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“You want lean eighties doll-slasher fun with practical effects and dark humor.”
Skip it tonight — You are squeamish about toys terrorizing kids or need sophisticated horror.
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